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Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership to help tackle the shortage of good quality, affordable homes in Great Britain, which is leaving hundreds of thousands of people trapped in homelessness.

EY has announced plans to cut 3,000 jobs in the United States, primarily in the consulting division, to address overcapacity issues.

A construction worker from Maryland has won the top prize of $100,000 in a crossword scratch-off game.

A 71-year-old fish firm boss, Raymond Esslemont, who dodged £295,599.97 in taxes, has been deemed as too unwell for jail and may serve his punishment by completing woodwork projects from home.

Edinburgh-based marketing tech firm MRM Global has reported 18% year-on-year revenue growth and a 35% team expansion. The company is recruiting further following a recent multi-million-pound investment. MRM Global, which focuses on the hospitality industry, has grown to 67 employees working with 21

Edinburgh-based Redmill Advance has acquired Expert Pensions, a learning & development brand in the UK wealth management and financial planning industry. The acquisition will allow Expert Pensions' clients to benefit from Redmill Advance's digital learning management system (LMS), in-house L&

AMTE Power, a UK-based battery manufacturer, is considering relocating its planned gigafactory from Dundee to the United States due to the Inflation Reduction Act's subsidies.

Sentiment among finance leaders of the UK’s largest firms has improved significantly since the start of the year, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q1 2023. The largest increase in confidence since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout was observed, with a net 25% of CFOs being more optimisti

Burges Salmon has announced the appointment of eleven new directors, including one in Scotland. Edinburgh-based Gregor Hayworth is a dual-qualified dispute resolution solicitor. He advises on major domestic and international energy, infrastructure and construction projects, both onshore and off

The UK economy is predicted to avoid a technical recession and a calendar year contraction in 2023, with an anticipated growth of 0.2%, according to the EY ITEM Club Spring Forecast. The improvement is attributed to better-than-expected GDP in Q4 2022 and the expected rapid easing of inflationary pr

A planning application for a new whisky storage warehouse scheme at Bandeath Industrial Estate, Throsk, has been submitted to Stirling Council by Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD).

Plans to enable councils to raise the amount of council tax paid on empty and second homes will be included in a new Scottish Government consultation to help increase housing availability. First Minister Humza Yousaf will announce proposals at the Scottish Trades Union Congress today (Monday 17 Apri

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) increased revenue by 45% to £11.8 million in the year to 31 December 2022 (2021: £7.4m), but recorded a decrease in operating profit to £700,000 from £1m the previous year. CEO Marshall Dallas attributes this growth to

A programme designed to give fast track training and mentoring to entrepreneurs in the Highlands and Islands has supported 133 business to build a company since it began five years ago. Pathfinder Accelerator gives participants practical tools and techniques to put their ideas through their paces, a

According to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI data, the Scottish private sector saw a second successive monthly rise in business activity, with underlying data showing quicker growth across both the manufacturing and service sectors.